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REDD+ a “game changer” in the move towards a global green economy, says Norwegian Minister

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Publication Date: 
June 26, 2012
Author: 
CATRIONA MOSS
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CIFOR
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (26 June 2012)_Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation schemes, or REDD+, could be the “game changer” that enables forest-rich countries to meet sustainable development goals and work toward a greener economy, said the Norwegian Minster for Environment at a recent CIFOR event.
 
REDD+ allows us to protect forests and those who depend on them for their survival, said Minister Bård Vegard Solhjell, calling it a “development choice.”
 

“It is indisputable that REDD+ should become a game-changing part of the global green transition.” 
 

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